Island police blotter – 09-28-2011

• Sept. 18, 200 block of Chilson Avenue, grand theft. The MCSO investigated a complaint from a Plant City man who said fishing poles were stolen from a boat parked in a driveway. The total value of the poles was $1,000.

• Sept. 19, beach near Elm Avenue, theft. The MCSO reported the theft of a catamaran from the beach. The boat had been left on the beach, and it was unknown when the theft occurred.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO.

Bradenton Beach

• Sept. 19, 200 block of Bridge Street, domestic battery. The Bradenton Beach Police Department responded to a report of a disturbance in the Historic Bridge Street Pier anchorage field. A man was seen with his hands on a woman’s throat. He was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation.

• Sept. 17, 5900 block of Marina Drive, accident, property damage. The MCSO reported a DUI with property damage following an accident in which the “at-fault driver appeared impaired.” No further information was available.

• Sept. 18, 200 block of 83rd Street, suicide, attempted homicide. The Holmes Beach Police Department responded to a report of a double-shooting at a residence. A woman was found with a gunshot wound to the head. A man was found inside, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Holmes Beach is policed by the HBPD.

Corrections

In the Sept. 21 issue, Streetlife incorrectly stated Matthew Edixon was arrested on a felony charge of obstructing a police officer without violence. Such a charge is a first-degree misdemeanor, not a felony.

A caption for a photograph from a 9/11 observance in New York City contained an incorrect identification. The photo was of Susan Tabicman of Holmes Beach.